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The Sun, 1941-09-03

1941-09-03-001

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They had drivfenlike mad'the last 20 miles in' an'kttempt
to reach, the next g-asoline station before.7 o'clock. But when
they got .'there the pump was locked and there was a sign
saying "No more gas until tomorrow morning."
•"So—this is the way we're treated in a democratic country. Just because we've gone all-out for defense the government is saying when we may and when we may.not buy gaso-
' line.' It's an outrage. There was no rationing of gasoline in
the countries of Europe until things, were really critical."
"Oh yes there was," her companion reminded her. "They
began rationing years ago."
"Well we certainly didn't hear much about it. Of course,"
she added honestly, "there was censorship. Perhaps the news
didn't get through."
"No, that wasn't the only reason we didn't hear about
it," the other woman went on. "There wasn't any particular
- fuss about rationing gasoline for private cars because there
were so few cars. There are something like 130 million people
in the United States; 7 per cent of the population of the entire world. But how many of the world's automobiles do you
think we have?"
-The car driver shook her head. "I don't know exactly. A
lot I suppose.",
"We have 72 per cent of them—that's an average of one
for every 4 persons. So when gasoline is rationed it hits most
of us. The boy with a •flivver' parked under the apple treefe
in the back yard as well as the* man with' a heated, 3-car garage. It's an American institution—the family automobile—
a symbol of the opulence and freedom of our way of life
which has grown out of our great, free industrial system."
Oh yes, we're likely to make more fuss than the people
of Europe about the small inconveniences that defense will
mean to us because we're used to so much more. The good
things of life have been spread out among more people than
in any other land.
But don't mind too much if you have to get along without as much gasoline as you're used to for a little while.
There's plenty of it in the ground of this great country, and
there's a great system,for refining and distributing it. We'll
~have an abundant* supply "of it-again%hen this"" crisis is over
—and what's more the right to use it in our own automobiles
as'we see *fit. For the people of our country are determined
to defend the American way of life which means freedom of
action as well as freedom of speech and religion and of business enterprise that has made us the richest and most powerful nation in the world.
Dozens of Panama Canals
The great canal down in Panama has long been considered a mighty miracle of American enterprise and engineering skill; and on that count, a mark that the rest of mankind
may despair of equalling. The Panama canal will always remain in people's minds as one of the "Seven Wonders of the
World."
But right around us, here and now in our own country,
another miracle is occurring, so vast that the building of the
canal is one of the few convenient yardsticks by which to
measure it! Burnham Finney, editor of The American Machinist, tells us about it:
"The world marveled at the magnitude of the operation
of building rthe Panama canal. Yet on the basis of cost, American industry has been given the task of constructing FIVE
Panama canals a MONTH for an indefinite period ahead.
Later it is likely" to be seven or eigl^t or ten. Compressed
within twelve months, industry will be asked to turn out defense equipment—planes, tanks, ships, guns, ammunition—
equivalent to sixty or seventy Panama canals . . . -
"Our defense productian is not 'in a mess.' There is
practically no cause for defeatism on the subject. "Unquestionably things could be better; but we have gone far in a
year's time—much farther, for instance, than in the initial
year of our 1917-18 production effort.
"Despite confusion and waste motion, America is achieving another miracle of the industrial age. It is justifying its
reputation for mechanical genius and efficiency. Before this
summer is over we shall be in mass production of defense
equipment, with the rate of output rising steadily and steeply
through next fall and winter."
The analogy with the building of the Panama canal is an
apt one. America, and Americans industries, are used to big
jobs—ones that challenge the" imagination. When there is
added the opportunity to make this country of ours secure
in any emergency, it is small wonder that our industries have
responded jm a scale that'already makes such huge comparisons necessary- -
Hometown Thoughts
One of the greatest sports is hunting* for bargains. The
women, who spend most of the home money, are keen over it.
If they get an article for 99 cents which ordinarily costs
- ' $1.50, they tell their neighbors and rejoice for many days.
There is a great opportunity to the enterprising concern
ii1;cl appeal to this love for bargains. If such a store advertises
~f Y%Jp*][at same article, the people are going to read that ad. Noth-
£§£ Yfffi& so useful is going-to be neglected. Many people will be
" vTY|tfracted to come and see the article, and when they get
4* .there they are pretty sure to buy something. Even when
people have no need or desire for that particular article, the
advertising conveys the impression that the concern is a
hustling and progressive place, which leads them to include
it m their shopping excursions.
*
It is a general rule of daily life that if you get favors
from anyone, you are under obligation to return such favors.
If somebodykeeps entertaining you, and you make no return
by ent^t^n^hira, you can't.expect.the;intimacy to con-
;i''eis£i£&*;ii?_rYii<i'fa^ .**-
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VOL. 18—No. 45
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1941
?1.50 PER YE&fi-
Local Play Center^
to Open Se^i IM
Bowling Instruction to Be Given in Afternoon for .Wowteitj
Various Leagues to Take Over Alleys in Evenings;; Soda
Bar and Lounge Also Installed in Completely Equipped
Building
Clubs Resume
Fall Meetings
North Canton's newest play spot, eight new, glistening
bowling alleys, is scheduled to open Sept. 10 according to the'
latest information available.
For the past several weeks, workmen have been busy,
remodeling the interior of the building located at 225 North
Main street in preparation for the installation of the alleys.'
When the work is finally completed Noxi;h Canton will have^
one of the finest bowling setups available
While bowling will not start on
the date set for the opening, the
general public is invited to visit
and get an idea of what lies ahead
when the balls start flying down
the lanes. Tbs alleys themselves
are expected to be ready for bowlers within three or four days following the opening.
The entire area comprising die
alleys proper- will be fluorescent
lighted as will the rest of the building. Lights extend the entire length
of the lanes leaving no shadows at
any place.
An innovation to this community
also will, be the electric eye foul
lines. No longer will there be any
doubt as to fouls for when a foot
slides Across the line the offending
bowler will know it very definitely.
Comfort of the spectators has
not been overlooked either. In addition to ,seats behind the alley.-*
themselves, there will be plenty rf
lounging space in the front section
of the building where chrome
lounging chairs and seats will be
installed. Here, too, -will be found
the soda bar where thirsty or hungry bowlers can obtain soft drinks
and sandwiches.
Much thought has been given **o
the comfort of the spectators and
bowlers alike by means of forced
draft ventilation. No matter how
many cigars, pipes, cigarets are
used during the course of the evening, the air will remain fresh and
clear at all times. The installation
also of temperature controls insures an. even temperature during
the winter months.
That the new alleys are being
met with enthusiasm is evidenced
in the number of leagues which
have shown a desire to use them.
On Monday night there will.be inter-city league /matches.. .Tuesdays'
naye been set aside* for the Merchants Special and Mixed divisions,
The Hoover A rolls on Wednesday
while the girls and Middlebranch
take over the Thursday spots. Friday night will find the Eagles us
ing the alleys.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Canton Choir
Resumes Meetings
Openings in Concert Group
for Other Singers
Ray Eish of North Canton, will
formally take office as president of
the Canton A Capella choir at the
first meeting of the fall season on
Tuesday, Sent. 0.
In addition to Mr. Eish there
are approximately 15 North Caa-
ton residents who are members jf
the choir. At the present time there
are openings in it for other musicians in all sections except soprano.
The organization meets on Tuesdays for practice and is directed by
Lawrence Cover who has been director for the past 10 years.
Meeting Monday
Miss Anna Metzger Hostess
at First Meeting
The first fall meeting of ' the
North Canton Ladies Literary club
will be held Monday evening, Sept.
8 at 7:30 in the home of Miss Anna
Metzger.
The program will be along vacation lines with the discussion topics
concerning vacation affairs. Mrs. C.
B. Williams will give a paper on
"Sentimental Journey;" and Mrs.
E. E. Clouser. will speak on "And
All Points West."
Roll call will be answered with
vacation stories.
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Loyal Daughters
to Meet Next Week
The Loyal Daughters' class of
Zion Lutheran church will meet
next Wednesday evening at 7:30; at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Warstler
for their regular meeting. Mrs.
John Surbey will be assistant hostess.
Mrs. Felix Hinkel will "be the
guest speaker for the evening and
Miss Hazel Lovell will give a humorous reading.
New Fireman
Ralph Mohler has been added, to
the North Canton Volunteer Fire
* department, replacing Harry Storch
who was recently inducted into^the
army. His appointment was approved by village council.
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Meeting Postponed
The regular meeting of the <W.
B. A. Fancy Work club, scheduled
for Wednesday, Sept. 10, has been
postponed to Wednesday, Sept.'*,24.
Mrs: _ Cora" Clouser will he _hostess
Cabinets Meet This Week ttt
Plan Programs %
Club activities at the Community-
building will get under way this
week when cabinet meetings will
be held to discuss plans and pro^
grams for the coming- meetings. '.
Junior and Senior Hi-Y cabinets
met Wednesday evening for their
discussions. Their first club meetings will be held next Monday evening.
The Ranger club will meet' Sat-»
urday to discuss their programs as'
a whole club and on Thursday evening Phalanx will have a business
meeting to discuss various things
the club can do for local boys in
the military forces.
Cabinet meetings for girls club?
will also be held during the week,
with definite dates not yet . announced.
Miss Frances Seederly, girls'
secretary, who "has been attending
the summer session at Ohio State
university, has returned and wilt
start girls' activities in the near
future.
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One Injured in
Auto Accident
The Colonel Pays G£f
Members of the 108th combat, engineers of Chicago, toss their commander,-Col. Karl Hobart (left) and
Lt. Phil Clementz (right) into the Red River near Fulton, Ark., after completing a 658-foot pontoon
bridge before noon. Starting;at-6:30.a. m. the Colonsl-and Lieutenant had told the men they could throw
them in the river if they finished the job before noon. They did. The bridge building was part of the man-
suvers being carried out in Arkansas.'
W. C. T, 81, Meeting
Mrs. Maggie Taylor Program
Chairman for Afternoon
, The W. C. T. U. meeting, postponed from this Tuesday, will
-meet next Tuesday, Sept. at the
Community building at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
After the business meeting at
which election of officers will be
"held, Mrs. Maggie Taylor, program
^chairman, will preside.
J Mis. Frank Evans and Mi-s.
Susie Bair will be in charge of demotions. Mrs. Ida Willigman will
give a paper on "Christian Women
Against Liquor Traffic," and Mrs.
'Myitle Howes will speak on
"Church Cooperation in Advancing
the Temperance Movement."
Miss Blanche Spohn will give
several piano selections and a playlet, "Cany On," will be presented
by members of the organization.
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Haverstock Reunion
on
Three Cars Involved in Collision Tuesday --_;,*-_.
One person was injured iri a
three-car collision on Route 8 south
of North Canton Tuesday evening
at approximately 6:30 when one of
the cars sideswiped another and
then hit a third car.
Sam Clair, the injured man, was
taken to Mercy hospital where his
condition was reported fair. Wednesday afternoon. He was suffering
fiom a possible skull fracture and
rib fracture and lacerations.
Another passenger-in the Clair
automobile sustained a lacerated
cheek and abrasions.
The accident occurred when the
Clair automobile, traveling south,
started to pass another automobile
also traveling south, driven by
William "Essig of R. D, 7*. Accord-
ins to a statement from the sheriff's office the Clair machine apparently crossed the yellow line,
sideswiped an automobile traveling
north, driven by Kenneth Cowlin
of Bedford. It then swung back and
struck the Essig automobile.
Mr. Clair is .from Akron.
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Junior Women
Plan Dinner
The North Canton Junior Woman's club will inaugurate its fall
and winter program with a banquet
to be held Monday ,evening, Sept.
8 in the Canton Woman's club at
6:30 o'clock^
Miss Janet Greenho is chairman
for the evening. She is assisted by
Miss Dawn Rohrer and Miss Helen
Moore.
Guests of honor will be Miss
Jane Lee and Mrs. James C. Bryant.
Ronnie and Violet
Hear From Mother
.^The 26th annual reunion of the
Sr M. Haverstock family-was held
Monday, Sept. 1 at Witwei' park
with 46 persons answering the roll
call.
A plentiful picnic dinner was
served at noon and the record" of
family deaths, births and marriages brought up to date. There
has been one death, two marriages
and one birth in the family since
the last reunion. The youngest person there was a small girl, La-
vorme, almost one year of age. The
eldest was Mrs. Francis Haverstock who was presented with a
bouquet of gladioli from her son
and daughter-in-law.
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Large Number Attend
Annua! Hotary Picnic
Illuminating Engineer to Be
Guest Speaker Thursday
More than one hundred persons
attended the annual family picnic
for Rotarians and their families
held last Wednesday evening at
Hoover camp.
The evening program, in charge
of Frank Gross and his committee
consisted largely". of eating the
plentiful meal of roast corn, wieners, covered dishes served by the
Rotary-Anns, ice cream and beverages.
At the meeting .this Thursday
evening William Lightbody, illuminating engineer for- Ohio Power
Co. in Canton will address the club
members on the topic "History and
Development of Lighting," and will
trace its development from 600 B.
C. to the present time.
With their first anniversary in
America just a few' v^eeks past,
two English children heard their
mother's voice for the first time in
a year Monday evening as it came
to them over the radio by way of
a short wave one-way transmission
from London.
The children, Ronnie and Violet
Gollop knew in advance that their
mother would speak to them although they didn't know the exact
time, so it was with some anticipation that they waited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Baker in North Canton, where Violet is living, for the transcription.
When they did hear her speak,
at 5:15 Monday evening it was a
short talk, kidding them about various small family matters.
Ronnie and Violet are twins and
will be 15 years of age on Armistice Day. Their mother is Mrs.
Rose Gollop of Middlesex, England.
Violet is living with Mr. and Mrs.
Baker and Ronnie makes his home
with Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Rohrer
iri Hartville. „ *
Ten Drivers Charged
WiH* Reckless Driving
Ten drivers, charged with reckless driving were given summons
to the Mayor's court for the week.
Frank Pekar. of Canton was
stopped by deputy sheriffs and
state patrolmen turned in William
Brooks Jones of North Lawrence
and Robert Williams of Canton.
Seven drivers arrested by village
officers were Harold Walsh of Barberton, William E. Alderich of
Steubenville, Glen Warwood of
Akron, Karol Prosek of Carnegie,
Pa., Norman Burk of Cleveland
and Leroy C. Miller, also of Cleveland.
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Gradale Plans
Dinner Meeting
Club Sweaters Ordered, Other
Plans Discussed
Gradale Sorority held a business
session at their meeting Tuesday
evening in the yard back of the
North Canton library. The club
sat around an open fire and discussed plans for future meetings
and their club sweaters which they
have ordered.
On Tuesday, Sept. 23 they will
hold a dinner in Timken tea room
at 6:30, honoring Miss Valorie
North and Miss Lucille Fosnight,
future brides who are members of
the club. ,
There .will also be another club
meeting on Tuesday, September 16,
and on tlie week-end of September
26, 27 and 28 • the club members
will attend a convention to be
held in Massillon.
Annual Homecoming
Draws Good Crowd
North Canton Once Home
of Thriving Cigar Business
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Once upon a time—and it does
read like a real fairy tale—North
Canton had its own cigar making
industry.
Nothing that rivaled the present American Tobacco Co. industry,
of course, but none the less an industry that found favor with the
local smokers who favored - the
good sized cigars turned out by
their fellow citizens. ,
It was just at the turn of the
century when the cigar business
owned and managed by the two
Gray brothers, Henry and U. S.,
located where Carl Sponseller now
has his plumbing business, reached
its highest peak of business.
U. S. Gray first started the business and in 1898 was joined by his
brother who came to North Canton
from Pennsylvania.
In their small shop where they
rolled the cigars by hand they had
five other employees, among whom
were Garhard Leed, uncle" of W. H.
Leed and two .men by..the;.jian3e of
Reynolds. ..'.-. _,. ,...-.
The raw material tf«*.\the*geigars
Was bought fromjfirhojesale tajbwpco
£tof dealersfM'ip^eK^|E^- "
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er
for the cigars was placed in one
pile alongside the binder. The
workman would .take a handful of
the .filler, place it in the binder and
roll it trghtly.togetlier.
He would then place the -cigar
in a mold which, was a block for 20
cigars, .place it under pressure for
a while and then remove it. The
final process was to put the final
wrapper on it. The wrapper was a
large tobacco leaf which was pasted together at .the end. A good
worker eould make between 400
an£ 500 cigars each day.
The small'busiaiess turned out
several brands of cigars, one of
which was the K. of P. Henry
Gray, when-asked about his onetime business' grew quite enthusiastic as he told of the process in
making the cigars. "But," he stated
almost **egretfelly, 'fit is all done
by machine noV."
In 1900 -Henry moved to Green-
town an-dYtnere" set UP his own ci"
gar bushiess-.tln *; collaboration he
a.IS(J Ff^*i.s-mall-barbershop. His
^g»r^pga^waSLlocate"<l north of
l.-£SS^^^ar tne -OtJdi.'Pellows
L'DS"Ms&K§K§»6^-----^--' :--is^-t^Vi' -
For ten years he pursued his
work there. But times change and
\wth them.the occupation of men.
He returned-' to- .North Canton
again, this time not as a private
enterpriser but,as an employee of
the Hoover Co.. As a sideline he
continued to. run a small barber
shop on Satui'days.in . the Gross
Hardware buildings., .He continued
this small sideline until 1920 when
he discontinued that also.
Seven years ago he retired from
active work at the Hoover' Co. and
sat back to enjoy his time. His
brother, U. S. Gray had also, stopped the cigar business in town and
moved to Canton where he is still
residing.
Mr. Gray, known to his -many
friends as Henry, now lives at 419
N. Main and can quite often be
seen around.town. Questioned as to
his age, he .answers with . a smile,
"Oh, I'm juj.jt a young man yet.''
When he was," asked if he would
like to be-,feaeR in tha cigar business
again he replied .with some hesi-
tancy'J.v''N6o'-_r3.S-.*machin"es turn it
0y{A J^,'.-^llv^cStsi.^t;-J*rr_^,n. - ■ - • ;.
Bicycle, Coal, Prizes Awarded
to Local Residents
Approximately 5,000 persons attended the three-day North Canton
homecoming held Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings on E. Maple
extension.
There was a busy atmosphere
about the whole fair as those who
attended patronized the concessions
very heavily, assuring the homecoming of financial success.
It was the second'annual homecoming to be sponsored by the
North Canton Jr. 'Order and already plans are underway for a
larger fair to be held next year. It
is to be held earlier in the season,
probably for a whole week and
there will be even a larger variety
of concessions than this year.
Earl Brinker and W. S. Reigle
won the prizes of coal given away
Thursday and Friday evenings and
Mrs. W. S. McElroy won the bicycle which was given away on
Saturday evening.
There was an exhibit of garden
produce and flowers on display
with prizes awarded to the best in
each class, -given by North Canton
merchants.
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Driver's License,
Forty Cents!
Sale to Start Monday Morning
at Willis Motor Co.
Forty cents. That's all it will
cost for that driver's license which
will go on sale next Monday morning at Willis Motor Co. on West
Maple St.
For three weeks the licenses will
be on sale and the wiser motorists
will get theirs the first week in order to save time both for themselves and the license clerk.
Regular hours will be observed
for the sale, opening at 9 o'clock
and closing at 5 o'clock including
Saturday. Last year 2S.000 got
their licenses in North Canton.
For beginners who will get temporary permits the cost is 65 cents
and the license can be used for a
six months period, during which
time the driver must be accompanied by a licensed driver.
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Rebecca Class :
Meeting Thursday
Program to Open Regular Fall
Social Events
Rebecca class of Zion Reformed
church will hold its first meeting of
the .fall season Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock in the church social
parlors.
. Mrs. Ray Wearstler is program
chairman and home movies,of va
cation trips and other scenes will
be shown by Mr. Wearstler.
Also on the program, Mrs. Melvin Beck will explain the Woman's
Guild work in the church. Mrs.
Margaret Garman will be hostess
chairman for the evening.
Student Rolls
Vary as Fall
Term Opens
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High School Registration.T*^-'
creases as Number of Grade
School Pupils Falls;, Indies?
try Shows Effect in.Selecr
tion of Classes ....:.:..
With an enrollment of approximately 466 in the high school*_ aria*
an additional 411 in the ,g"sa<$e
school, North Canton public schotil
students settled down to, _ another
year of work Tuesday mofnijag,
going through a shortened routine
of their day's schedule. ' * *'.'
The enrollment this year-in .the
high school showed a decided-iS»
crease over last year as for tlie
first time in the history, of- ^tKe,
North Canton schools, it left5'."tSe.
county school system and Began
operation as an exenipted sdrRJdl
district, as well as a Clans' ."A
school. ' ""■
Although. enrollment is noi.yet
completed as mqre new studprfs
come in, the figure in the >gxa$e.
school is about' 30 bejow. Ahatrrcif
last fall and in the high senwiits
about 20 higher than'it basZ§SSJJ
at any other time in the histotjtjrf
the school. ., n^vsit
Defense work and industrySuj*
having their effects even . in T-tbe .
school curriculum as there, is ~acrd«s
cided rise in the enrollment o:Q*feg
studying advanced mathpnj)%jags
and trignonometry which is-necessary in machine shops and other
rapidly growing businesses! :"' '-**_?"
High school courses still shoa%
ing the highest percentage of^stos
dents are the college preparatory
and general cultural courses. ._ -"Y.
Among the girls there haslbsiiig
a definite swing toward more commercial courses as business opportunities open up in the secretarial
field. ;.:'"v.
Students this year are taking-a-
more serious attitude toward their
classes, apparently with ^ realization of some of the'problems which
they will face upon completion' of
their public school study." "~,"~
In St. Paul's parochial SQhoa.
which resumed classes Wednesday
morning there was an approximate
enrollment of 130 students andfoQr
instructors. This figure is laxger-
than the enrollment of last year:*
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Class Plans* v
Wiener Roast
Miss Janet Greenho 'Program
Chairman for Evening
Members of- the Esther'class, of
Zion Reformed church will have,:a
wiener roast Thursday evening;"at
Willowdale Lake, honoring brides
of the summer who are members
of the class. V.':
Those who are going are to. meet
at the church at 5:30. when.'tlie
cars will leave for the lake. A;'fe\v-
will leave later for those who work
late.
Miss Janet Greenho is program
chairman for. the ^evening.'"'TJhis
meeting is the- Augjfe^xoeettng* of
the class which wSs;itemed-'"*over
from, last month an3?i3s, being_Jbeld
on Thursday instead .Jpf Tuesday.
The regular September meeting
will be held later in tlie month.
Legion Meeting
Next Monday
Delegates to Give Reports on
State Convention
The next meeting of the North
Canton American Legion will be
held- Monday evening, September 8
at which time delegates • will . be
elected to attend the national Legion convention which is to be held
in Malwaukee, Wis. starting Sept.
15.
At the same meeting reports will
be given by the delegates who attended the state convention held at
Youngstown in August. The delegates were Frank Stover and Forest Oberlin. . •-.. ,.:-,._.
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To Attend Convention
Dr. L. A. Rice will leave Sunday to
attend the Ohio State Optometric
convention to be held -aboard the
S..S. America which will travel to
the,4JHackinac Islands. He.will re-
County Schools to ./j
Open September 8
Although North Canton schools,
both public and parochial' opened
their fall term on -Tuesday,,. .Sept.
2, and Wednesday, Sept. ,3, .other
county schools in thisV^istrict'will
not open for their fall.'and,winter
term until Monday, Sept'8. ,'tr't "\
Schools included in this •.classification are Middlebranch,-.',- Green-
town, Uniontown, .Hartville Y;and
Jackson township; Edgefield,]I?jjBas"-
ant View, Plain Center, A,viondal^,
Marlboro - township, Lexington
township, Washington towitehip,
and Plain township. - -. r- •"-"'".
Purge France of '-*Q$d*~
after LaVal Shooting/'.:;,
Versailles, France.— Ker^'-lg*-
val, former Premier of Fraiice^.iffip
lately Nazi sympathizer 'Sin/je *£h*=>
German conquest, was. ;,se***iously
wounded with other officjalaT'^Ky'
Paul Collette. Authorities „o£ German occupied France seizedv hundreds of people who were_.ob-i6cgn^
to French collaboration .*wj*3-Y:S$r-
many. The guillotine was^usy^in
Paris,, rolling .off, .many h€jad^r_t*:^t*-
lette, Laval's assasiii, 2$;j*ai^~.ow
and- a ship stoker,: willYfe<i$S?S§
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They had drivfenlike mad'the last 20 miles in' an'kttempt
to reach, the next g-asoline station before.7 o'clock. But when
they got .'there the pump was locked and there was a sign
saying "No more gas until tomorrow morning."
•"So—this is the way we're treated in a democratic country. Just because we've gone all-out for defense the government is saying when we may and when we may.not buy gaso-
' line.' It's an outrage. There was no rationing of gasoline in
the countries of Europe until things, were really critical."
"Oh yes there was," her companion reminded her. "They
began rationing years ago."
"Well we certainly didn't hear much about it. Of course,"
she added honestly, "there was censorship. Perhaps the news
didn't get through."
"No, that wasn't the only reason we didn't hear about
it," the other woman went on. "There wasn't any particular
- fuss about rationing gasoline for private cars because there
were so few cars. There are something like 130 million people
in the United States; 7 per cent of the population of the entire world. But how many of the world's automobiles do you
think we have?"
-The car driver shook her head. "I don't know exactly. A
lot I suppose.",
"We have 72 per cent of them—that's an average of one
for every 4 persons. So when gasoline is rationed it hits most
of us. The boy with a •flivver' parked under the apple treefe
in the back yard as well as the* man with' a heated, 3-car garage. It's an American institution—the family automobile—
a symbol of the opulence and freedom of our way of life
which has grown out of our great, free industrial system."
Oh yes, we're likely to make more fuss than the people
of Europe about the small inconveniences that defense will
mean to us because we're used to so much more. The good
things of life have been spread out among more people than
in any other land.
But don't mind too much if you have to get along without as much gasoline as you're used to for a little while.
There's plenty of it in the ground of this great country, and
there's a great system,for refining and distributing it. We'll
~have an abundant* supply "of it-again%hen this"" crisis is over
—and what's more the right to use it in our own automobiles
as'we see *fit. For the people of our country are determined
to defend the American way of life which means freedom of
action as well as freedom of speech and religion and of business enterprise that has made us the richest and most powerful nation in the world.
Dozens of Panama Canals
The great canal down in Panama has long been considered a mighty miracle of American enterprise and engineering skill; and on that count, a mark that the rest of mankind
may despair of equalling. The Panama canal will always remain in people's minds as one of the "Seven Wonders of the
World."
But right around us, here and now in our own country,
another miracle is occurring, so vast that the building of the
canal is one of the few convenient yardsticks by which to
measure it! Burnham Finney, editor of The American Machinist, tells us about it:
"The world marveled at the magnitude of the operation
of building rthe Panama canal. Yet on the basis of cost, American industry has been given the task of constructing FIVE
Panama canals a MONTH for an indefinite period ahead.
Later it is likely" to be seven or eigl^t or ten. Compressed
within twelve months, industry will be asked to turn out defense equipment—planes, tanks, ships, guns, ammunition—
equivalent to sixty or seventy Panama canals . . . -
"Our defense productian is not 'in a mess.' There is
practically no cause for defeatism on the subject. "Unquestionably things could be better; but we have gone far in a
year's time—much farther, for instance, than in the initial
year of our 1917-18 production effort.
"Despite confusion and waste motion, America is achieving another miracle of the industrial age. It is justifying its
reputation for mechanical genius and efficiency. Before this
summer is over we shall be in mass production of defense
equipment, with the rate of output rising steadily and steeply
through next fall and winter."
The analogy with the building of the Panama canal is an
apt one. America, and Americans industries, are used to big
jobs—ones that challenge the" imagination. When there is
added the opportunity to make this country of ours secure
in any emergency, it is small wonder that our industries have
responded jm a scale that'already makes such huge comparisons necessary- -
Hometown Thoughts
One of the greatest sports is hunting* for bargains. The
women, who spend most of the home money, are keen over it.
If they get an article for 99 cents which ordinarily costs
- ' $1.50, they tell their neighbors and rejoice for many days.
There is a great opportunity to the enterprising concern
ii1;cl appeal to this love for bargains. If such a store advertises
~f Y%Jp*][at same article, the people are going to read that ad. Noth-
£§£ Yfffi& so useful is going-to be neglected. Many people will be
" vTY|tfracted to come and see the article, and when they get
4* .there they are pretty sure to buy something. Even when
people have no need or desire for that particular article, the
advertising conveys the impression that the concern is a
hustling and progressive place, which leads them to include
it m their shopping excursions.
*
It is a general rule of daily life that if you get favors
from anyone, you are under obligation to return such favors.
If somebodykeeps entertaining you, and you make no return
by ent^t^n^hira, you can't.expect.the;intimacy to con-
;i''eis£i£&*;ii?_rYiigxa$e.
school is about' 30 bejow. Ahatrrcif
last fall and in the high senwiits
about 20 higher than'it basZ§SSJJ
at any other time in the histotjtjrf
the school. ., n^vsit
Defense work and industrySuj*
having their effects even . in T-tbe .
school curriculum as there, is ~acrd«s
cided rise in the enrollment o:Q*feg
studying advanced mathpnj)%jags
and trignonometry which is-necessary in machine shops and other
rapidly growing businesses! :"' '-**_?"
High school courses still shoa%
ing the highest percentage of^stos
dents are the college preparatory
and general cultural courses. ._ -"Y.
Among the girls there haslbsiiig
a definite swing toward more commercial courses as business opportunities open up in the secretarial
field. ;.:'"v.
Students this year are taking-a-
more serious attitude toward their
classes, apparently with ^ realization of some of the'problems which
they will face upon completion' of
their public school study." "~,"~
In St. Paul's parochial SQhoa.
which resumed classes Wednesday
morning there was an approximate
enrollment of 130 students andfoQr
instructors. This figure is laxger-
than the enrollment of last year:*
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Class Plans* v
Wiener Roast
Miss Janet Greenho 'Program
Chairman for Evening
Members of- the Esther'class, of
Zion Reformed church will have,:a
wiener roast Thursday evening;"at
Willowdale Lake, honoring brides
of the summer who are members
of the class. V.':
Those who are going are to. meet
at the church at 5:30. when.'tlie
cars will leave for the lake. A;'fe\v-
will leave later for those who work
late.
Miss Janet Greenho is program
chairman for. the ^evening.'"'TJhis
meeting is the- Augjfe^xoeettng* of
the class which wSs;itemed-'"*over
from, last month an3?i3s, being_Jbeld
on Thursday instead .Jpf Tuesday.
The regular September meeting
will be held later in tlie month.
Legion Meeting
Next Monday
Delegates to Give Reports on
State Convention
The next meeting of the North
Canton American Legion will be
held- Monday evening, September 8
at which time delegates • will . be
elected to attend the national Legion convention which is to be held
in Malwaukee, Wis. starting Sept.
15.
At the same meeting reports will
be given by the delegates who attended the state convention held at
Youngstown in August. The delegates were Frank Stover and Forest Oberlin. . •-.. ,.:-,._.
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To Attend Convention
Dr. L. A. Rice will leave Sunday to
attend the Ohio State Optometric
convention to be held -aboard the
S..S. America which will travel to
the,4JHackinac Islands. He.will re-
County Schools to ./j
Open September 8
Although North Canton schools,
both public and parochial' opened
their fall term on -Tuesday,,. .Sept.
2, and Wednesday, Sept. ,3, .other
county schools in thisV^istrict'will
not open for their fall.'and,winter
term until Monday, Sept'8. ,'tr't "\
Schools included in this •.classification are Middlebranch,-.',- Green-
town, Uniontown, .Hartville Y;and
Jackson township; Edgefield,]I?jjBas"-
ant View, Plain Center, A,viondal^,
Marlboro - township, Lexington
township, Washington towitehip,
and Plain township. - -. r- •"-"'".
Purge France of '-*Q$d*~
after LaVal Shooting/'.:;,
Versailles, France.— Ker^'-lg*-
val, former Premier of Fraiice^.iffip
lately Nazi sympathizer 'Sin/je *£h*=>
German conquest, was. ;,se***iously
wounded with other officjalaT'^Ky'
Paul Collette. Authorities „o£ German occupied France seizedv hundreds of people who were_.ob-i6cgn^
to French collaboration .*wj*3-Y:S$r-
many. The guillotine was^usy^in
Paris,, rolling .off, .many h€jad^r_t*:^t*-
lette, Laval's assasiii, 2$;j*ai^~.ow
and- a ship stoker,: willYfe